# Experienced Enrolled Nurse – Scrub/Scout at St Vincent's Health Australia > Open job at St Vincent's Health Australia in Melbourne, Australia. Workplace: On-site. Source: Nurse Jobs World, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-experienced-enrolled-nurse-scrub-scout-43tjkns Posted 12 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 13 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [St Vincent's Health Australia](https://nursejobsworld.com/companies/st-vincent-s-health-australia) - Location: Melbourne, Australia - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Part-time - Salary: $38–42 / hour - Local language: Not required - Visa sponsorship: No (company policy) (source: https://svha.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SVHA_SVHA/job/NSW---Sydney-CBD-Inner-West-and-Eastern-Suburbs/Scrub-Scout-Registered-Nurse_JR147729-1) - Licence or registration named: AHPRA (Australia) - Skills: Theatres & perioperative - Not mentioned in the job post: relocation, where you can apply from ## Job description ### Job Description: **Role title:** Enrolled Nurse – Scrub/Scout **Role type:** Permanent full-time and part-time **Department and location:** Main Theatre, St Vincent's Private Hospital **Salary:** AUD 37.5 -41.97 hourly + super **Are you a Enrolled Nurse looking for great care, great people and a great place to grow? You've found it.** **Is this what you're looking for?** You want to work alongside leading specialists, in modern facilities, with a team that genuinely cares – about patients and about you. That's what you'll find at St Vincent's Private Hospitals. And as part of Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care, you'll be doing work that puts people before profit. **What you'll do** You'll join St Vincent's Private Hospital as a Enrolled Nurse on a permanent full-time/part time basis, where you'll: - Assist the surgical team during procedures in the scrub and scout roles, under the direction of the Registered Nurse. - Prepare operating theatres, surgical instruments, equipment and supplies prior to procedures. - Maintain a sterile field and adhere to strict infection prevention and control standards. - Assist with surgical counts, including instruments, swabs and sharps, in accordance with hospital policies. - Provide assistance to surgeons, anaesthetists and other members of the multidisciplinary team. - Monitor and maintain the availability of surgical instruments, equipment and consumables. - Support patient preparation, positioning and transfer in accordance with clinical requirements. - Observe and report any changes in patient condition to the Registered Nurse. - Ensure accurate documentation and completion of relevant perioperative records. - Maintain a safe, clean and organised operating theatre environment. - Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, patient-centred care. - Uphold professional standards, patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times. **Is this you?** - Experience as a scrub scout nurse and an eagerness to learn and grow in the speciality of orthopaedics - Current AHPRA registration - Working knowledge of ANZCA, ACORN and NSQHS Standards - Flexibility to work varying days/hours to meet the operational needs of the hospital - Ability to work efficiently under pressure and adapt to changing clinical demands - Excellent communication, teamwork, time management and interpersonal skills - Reliable and committed to a high standard of clinical and patient focused care. **In return, we'll give you** You want more in your pocket and real support for your wellbeing. As a not-for-profit, we can give you both. - **Salary sacrifice:** Take home more of what you earn – as a not-for-profit, part of your salary is tax-free, plus you get a meal entitlement card - **Growth & development:** Build your career with state-of-the-art training resources, education facilities and clinical partners, study leave and scholarships - **Health and wellbeing:** Look after yourself with discounted private health insurance, Fitness Passport gym memberships and a broad range of perks at each facility - **World-class care:** Learn and grow alongside leading clinicians in teaching, research and specialist care - **Employee Assistance Program:** Free, confidential 24/7 counselling for you, whenever you need it - **Workplace giving:** Flexible work arrangements, the option to purchase leave, and leave days to volunteer in your community **Equal opportunity** Whoever you are, you're welcome here. We celebrate diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we encourage you to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community, as part of our commitment to reconciliation. **Ready for your next career move?** Apply today and take the next step in your career. To find out more about our hospitals and the roles open to you, visit our [Careers Website](https://www.svph.org.au/careers). **Better and fairer care. Always** _Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies_ ### Closing Date: 12 December 2026 11:59pm ### Reconciliation Action Plan: _At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples._ _For further information, visit https[://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation](https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation) or get in contact at [indigenouscareers@svha.org.au](mailto:indigenouscareers@svha.org.au)_ [View Reconciliation Action Plan](https://www.svha.org.au/cmspages/getazurefile.aspx?path=~%5Csvha%5Cmedia%5Cdocs%5Ccontrolled%20documents%5Csvha-reconciliation-action-plan-2025-2028.pdf&hash=c9cb64ce24e17e4548aa9253dc5012acdca3a6c316b7f735b4d95459d1de89f6) ### Code of Conduct: [View Code of Conduct](https://storage.googleapis.com/dev-wday01-general/Job%20Posting/St%20Vincent's%20Health%20Australia%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf) ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-experienced-enrolled-nurse-scrub-scout-43tjkns: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from St Vincent's Health Australia - [Registered Nurse](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-registered-nurse-1my03oa): St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, Australia. On-site. Salary: $86k–115k / year. Posted 13 November 2026. - [Registered Nurse - District Nursing](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-registered-nurse-district-nursing-mnahs2m): St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, Australia. On-site. Salary: $112k / year. Posted 13 November 2026. - [Outpatient Chemotherapy Registered Nurse](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-outpatient-chemotherapy-registered-nurse-wrhodau): St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, Australia. On-site. Salary: $42–58 / hour. Posted 13 November 2026. - [Nurse Unit Manager - Orthopaedic Unit](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-nurse-unit-manager-orthopaedic-unit-t1b537k): St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, Australia. On-site. Salary: $71–73 / hour. Posted 13 November 2026. - [Registered Nurse](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/st-vincent-s-health-australia-registered-nurse-b61gb6m): St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, Australia. On-site. Salary: $86k–115k / year. Posted 13 November 2026.